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Surgeons in Delhi have recovered 12 gold bars from the stomach of an Indian
businessman who was admitted to hospital complaining of vomiting and
constipation.

The 63-year-old man told doctors that he had swallowed a bottle cap after a
quarrel with his wife, but when doctors operated on him on April 9 they
found gold bars weighing nearly 400g. Police and customs agents have
confiscated the gold, worth about £10,000.

India, the world’s largest consumer of gold, has imposed strict import duties
on the metal in an attempt to control the country’s surging current account
deficit. The duties have prompted